‘Nkd’ in The Trenton Times
MCCC student playwrights Noah Ballard and James Jaketic are interviewed by Anita Donovan in her article, “Tomorrow’s playwrights try out their craft.”
Nkd, Noah and James’ double-bill of one-act plays, premiers at Mercer County Community College in just a few days. Alex worked with both students in his playwriting course. He is so very proud of them!
For more on Nkd, produced by fellow MCCC student Kyrus Westcott, see the post, ‘Nkd’ at MCCC.
And (Finally!) Some Updates About the Company
Elixir is a bit like a big, cuddly cartoon bear; it goes into hibernation once the fall chill sets in, dabbles in a dozen side-projects between periods of (fleeting) rest, then reemerges come spring, fresh-faced and ready to frolic.
Forgive the cutesy image, but we’re feeling frisky! After spending the last eight months reporting on the accomplishments of individual company members, it’s now time to unveil the summer plans of Elixir Productions Theatre Company as a whole. They consist of two new cross-disciplinary projects:
#1 – To Be Loved: The Graphic Novel
Following the success of its FringeNYC 2007 run, Elixir Resident Playwright Alex DeFazio has teamed up with Louis Manna, veteran artist and former DC-Comics illustrator, to adapt To Be Loved into a graphic novel!
A finish date and publication info are TBD, as both Alex and Louis are taking their time and balancing the project with other commitments. It could be awhile, but check back for updates!
#2 – Celia Version 4: A Podcast Production
This summer, Elixir will tweak the familiar play-development model by presenting a rehearsed reading of a new play to an intimate, live audience and then remixing a recording of the reading into a “sonically-staged” podcast production available to anyone with an internet connection. Think of it as a demo for a new song and an old-fashioned radio play in one. Thanks to podcasting, you too can be part of the process of developing our next project!
The play, Celia Version 4, is a fantasy about human possibility, limitations, and male pregnancy. It may seem “ripped from the headlines,” but the play has been in development for the past year and, in fact, is not inspired by true events.
Find out more by visiting the CURRENT WORK section of our site.
And congratulations to the gay and lesbian residents of California!!!
Jody Choreographs for Project Y Theatre
Elixir co-founder Jody P. Person is choreographing portions of Project Y’s latest work, Thérèse Raquin Desire, which debuts at Stage Left Studio in NYC this June.
Project Y teams up with The New Orleans Theatre Experiment (N.O.T.E.) to co-produce Thérèse Raquin Desire, an original one-woman show about what happens when a silent and solitary woman decides to act on impulse and desire. Based on the famous title character of Emile Zola’s novel, Thérèse Raquin, this innovative show mixes original sound, video, and choreography to give new life to one of literature’s most surprising murderers.
Shells at Joe’s Pub
This summer, Elixir company member Nick Chase and comedy partner Roslyn Hart are unleashing their mad creation, Shells, once again in a superbly entertaining show at Joe’s Pub.
Michelle “Shells” Haylie Hoffman, the ball-busting J.P. Morgan senior analyst turned downtown darling, returns to Joe’s Pub with a new set of songs, stories, and drop-ins from special guests. After her infamous onstage breakdown this past February (and subsequent arrest for drunk and disorderly conduct), Shells has treated herself to a life make-over. Armed with nothing more than clarity, Shells promises to tell the truth about her new home, her new look, and her new man (men?!).
Click on the image for more info and to purchase tickets!
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